Weather Records on 5 October 1973

335 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 October 1973. Highest significance: Cruz Do Espirito Santo, BR.

Key Facts for 5 October 1973

On 5 October 1973, 335 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
70 were record highs and 111 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 323 daily.
Cruz Do Espirito Santo set a daily record precipitation of 35.0 mm (1.4 in) on 5 October 1973.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

335 stations

335 station records on 5 October 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 October 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cruz Do Espirito Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Maceio (Aeroporto)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Blowing Rock 1NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Causapscal	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coolum Beach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nambour Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yandina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yeoval Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barnawartha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coolah (Binnia St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec/Jean Lesage Intl A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Lac Morin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mullaley (Garrawilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shawinigan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Errol	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Batavia	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kirbyville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Scipio	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warialda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal/St-Hubert A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St Fereol	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Jon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Allegany Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bon Wier	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Price	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tatum	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hooker 12 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pecos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aguiar da Beira	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moorang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Portage des Roches	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zharkent	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Byhalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
McKeesport	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Middle Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Parma Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier Int'l	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
La Pocatiere Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Port Daniel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Madisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bely Island	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

335 records

Records set or tied on 5 October 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 49, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 149, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 5 October 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	49
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	149
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 5 October 1973 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 323.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

271 broken records

Margins by which the 271 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 56.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 October 1973

Top 20 records on 5 October 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 October 1973	Cruz Do Espirito Santo, BR	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1973	Maceio (Aeroporto), BR	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1973	Blowing Rock 1NW, US	monthly high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	79 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1973	Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1973	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	121 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1973	Causapscal, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1973	Coolum Beach Post Office, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	22 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1973	Nambour Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	70 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1973	Yandina Post Office, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1973	Eagle Pass 3N, US	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1973	Lismore (Centre Street), AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	77 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1973	Yeoval Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	68 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1973	Barnawartha, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	56 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1973	Arcadia, US	monthly high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	47 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1973	Mapleton Post Office, AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1973	Ulricehamn, SE	daily high max	19.8 C (67.6 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	74 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1973	Coolah (Binnia St), AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	60 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1973	Quebec/Jean Lesage Intl A, CA	monthly rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	13 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1973	Barrage Lac Morin, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1973	Mullaley (Garrawilla), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1795 to 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1973. 1973 had 335 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 10-05 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1811	1
1843	1
1844	1
1848	1
1849	1
1852	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1864	7
1867	2
1869	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1880	1
1881	6
1882	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	2
1886	3
1888	1
1889	3
1890	3
1891	3
1892	2
1895	4
1896	2
1897	2
1898	4
1900	6
1901	10
1902	11
1903	10
1904	19
1905	11
1906	19
1907	13
1908	17
1909	30
1910	43
1911	10
1912	92
1913	25
1914	13
1915	25
1916	124
1917	314
1918	35
1919	42
1920	89
1921	33
1922	81
1923	87
1924	139
1925	140
1926	155
1927	79
1928	202
1929	242
1930	285
1931	284
1932	768
1933	257
1934	237
1935	910
1936	219
1937	491
1938	375
1939	269
1940	185
1941	1,072
1942	206
1943	404
1944	329
1945	234
1946	643
1947	746
1948	491
1949	562
1950	466
1951	541
1952	1,027
1953	261
1954	834
1955	771
1956	452
1957	520
1958	450
1959	629
1960	290
1961	493
1962	456
1963	605
1964	737
1965	1,160
1966	390
1967	290
1968	670
1969	603
1970	458
1971	377
1972	636
1973	335
1974	973
1975	566
1976	819
1977	382
1978	438
1979	920
1980	1,002
1981	642
1982	524
1983	1,037
1984	646
1985	781
1986	875
1987	1,081
1988	958
1989	465
1990	736
1991	1,005
1992	776
1993	1,024
1994	1,205
1995	1,705
1996	931
1997	814
1998	1,596
1999	1,276
2000	1,147
2001	771
2002	1,026
2003	636
2004	770
2005	2,003
2006	930
2007	1,609
2008	942
2009	1,756
2010	1,114
2011	1,383
2012	913
2013	1,106
2014	648
2015	644
2016	565
2017	560
2018	1,004
2019	672
2020	997
2021	887
2022	752
2023	780
2024	996
2025	716
2026	1,233

Download the Data

Data for records on 1973-10-05: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	226
10 to 20	30
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	3